Thief Reloaded Contest FM: The Revenge of Lt Hagen by FireMage (05 Feb 2011)

Sagittal on 9/2/2011 at 23:47

Quote Posted by gnartsch

I am not sure whether I get you right.
On Expert there are 3 according to the stats and I found them all.
And according to your description you should have them too.
Do your stats say something different ?

Didn't explain that very well sorry, (and this could make it worse as I am not a dromed user :erg: ) but no I do get the 3/3 secrets.

My issue was that I couldn't understand why FireMage would not have put some reward in the Records bookcase secret passageway if he really meant it to be a secret - and the sword is a bit clumsy. This made me wonder if, by reusing the Shoalsgate map, any code relating to the old secrets could be copied/carried over (and somehow affect the count of secrets in the new mission) - but I guess FireMage had to completely rewrite all the code for the secrets from new?

Garrett's Shadow on 10/2/2011 at 04:38

But did'nt I read in the thread announcing the contest that
there was a program they made just for cleaning up the OM's
the authors wanted to adapt?

From the contest thread:

"As an assist, Yandros & NV have come up with a file that will help delete old data from a mission file. Get it here. Check out the readme for the details, but you can essentially delete old AI, objectives, markers, keys, and books quickly to get a clean start (btw, thanks for the file guys!)"

gnartsch on 10/2/2011 at 08:33

There was no requirement stated to delete something from the OM.
It was perfectly left up to the authors whether to remove anything from the mission or not.

Garrett's Shadow on 10/2/2011 at 12:25

that says much when u think about it! :p ;)

Sagittal on 10/2/2011 at 13:51

Thanks GS and gnartsch!

I guess it sounds possible for an old secret to find it's way into a new mission then, but in this case, probably not. No-one has posted finding any other secret to the 3 we know as far as I can see.

(I did do some switch hunting around that "secure" cupboard behind Sheriff Mosley's office desk that looks a bit suspicious - the black iron reinforcement is an addition to the original - but found nothing :p)

Garrett's Shadow on 10/2/2011 at 14:18

for black iron! :cheeky:

yes, I am being dirty there! :ebil: lol)

gnartsch on 10/2/2011 at 22:34

Quote Posted by Sagittal

(I did do some switch hunting around that "secure" cupboard behind Sheriff Mosley's office desk that looks a bit suspicious - the black iron reinforcement is an addition to the original - but found nothing :p)

If I recall right, there used to be a secret passage (or something like that) in the OM.
So, I guess this would explain, that it had to be sealed for this mission.

prjames on 11/2/2011 at 06:25

I need to find the poison plant people are referring to so I can deal with Bogdan which should supposedly help me find Sammy. Can anyone give me a hint? Thanks.

- prjames

Sagittal on 11/2/2011 at 11:17

Quote Posted by prjames

I need to find the poison plant people are referring to so I can deal with Bogdan which should supposedly help me find Sammy. Can anyone give me a hint? Thanks.

- prjames

The poison is in the Lounge - opposite the Barracks. It only works on Brogdan but he can be killed in all conventional ways as well if you need to.

karstenpontoppi on 11/2/2011 at 14:07

I'm sorry to admit it, but I'll have to quit this mission for now! :(

After killing Mosley the mission ends after a minute or so. Without telling why! :confused:
Not the bomb objective!
Do I have to do something in a hurry after killing Mosley, besides stopping the bomb in the room near by, or....? :confused:

Hate when I can't figure out missions! :grr:

And why won't anyone explain how these bombs works? Lots of people have asked, but nobody wan't to reweal the answer? :confused::confused::confused: